Independent Podolier Society of Brownsville

Title: Independent Podolier Society of Brownsville

Inclusive Dates: 1914-1992

ID: RG 1663

Extent Information

7.5"

Administrative/Biographical History

Founded in New York by immigrants from the province of Podolia (Podole, Podoliya, Podillia, Podolya, Podolye, Podilia, Podillya) in the Russian Empire. Incorporated on February 28, 1914. Alternatively known as the Independent Podolyer Society of Brownsville. Provided philanthropic aid. Functioned as a burial society. Society used the Old and New Montefiore cemeteries in Queens and Long Island, NY.

Subjects (links to similar collections)

Benevolent Societies
Burial Societies
Cemeteries
Charitable Societies
Immigrant Societies
Landsmanshaftn
Mutual Aid Societies
Podilia
Podillia
Podillya
Podole
Podolia
Podoliya
Podolya
Podolye
Russian Empire
United States

Administrative Information

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Acquisition Note: New York State Department of Insurance; Acc. 16/04

Collection Material Type: Official Records

Description: Certificate of incorporation, 1914. Cemetery maps, 1969. Cemetery deeds, 1940-1977. Correspondence, 1940-1992. Contracts, 1929-1979. Death certificates, 1980-1982. Maps, 1969. Financial records, 1946-1985. Meeting minutes, 1951-1979. Stampers. Miscellaneous.